“For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?”
For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? — The parallelism intensifies: if apobolē (casting away, rejection) brought kosmos reconciliation (cosmic restoration), then proslambanō (acceptance, reception) will produce zōē ek nekrōn (life from the dead). This suggests resurrection-level renewal when Israel turns to Christ.
Church Fathers on Romans 11:15
“For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be but life from the dead?” Yet this again condemns them, since, while others gained by their sins, they did not profit by other men's well doings. But if he asserts that to be their doing which necessarily happened, be not surprised: since (as I have said several times) it is to humble these, and to exhort the other, that he throws his address into this form. For as I said…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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